April Fools' Day 2019

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April 1, 2019 was an April Fools' Day that fell on a Monday. In the Pokémon fandom, some websites pulled hoaxes on gullible fans.

Hoaxes

Pokémon GO

Surprise encounter with Pikachu in Pokémon GO

• Available until April 3rd, Ash or a Pikachu wearing Ash's hat can appear as a photobomb as part of a cross-promotion including a GO Snapshot challenge held by TV Tokyo.

Pokémon Duel

• A [UX] Bidoof figure was added which appeared in opponent decks in a special Queen's Cup as part of an "AI-generated rebalancing" due to [C] Bidoof's low win rate. Players who had started the game prior to the end of the event were given Bibarel as a Commemorative Figure from April 2, 2019 to April 5, 2019.

Aesthetic changes

• The Bulbagarden forums were changed to display googly eyes on the forum skin and staff badges.
• Pokémon Central Wiki changed its homepage saying that Scraggy would have become its mascot.

References

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